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Judith Shulevitz

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250 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

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The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So Zerubbabel sort of rigorously lays it out for you, the history of these temporal structures that make up a week and how they affect you. And the third book I would recommend is by a young journalist named Emily Gwendalsberger, and it's called On the Clock, What Low-Age Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So Zerubbabel sort of rigorously lays it out for you, the history of these temporal structures that make up a week and how they affect you. And the third book I would recommend is by a young journalist named Emily Gwendalsberger, and it's called On the Clock, What Low-Age Work Did to Me and How It Drives America Insane.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So what she did is she took jobs at an Amazon warehouse, a call center, and a McDonald's, and she discovered what these jobs take out of you. And one of the things she discovers, it's not the main focus of her book, but it's a big part of it, is what it's like to work these on-demand jobs, work on these on-demand schedules.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So what she did is she took jobs at an Amazon warehouse, a call center, and a McDonald's, and she discovered what these jobs take out of you. And one of the things she discovers, it's not the main focus of her book, but it's a big part of it, is what it's like to work these on-demand jobs, work on these on-demand schedules.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

For example, when she was filling out her application to Amazon, they told her on this form she had to be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime on immediate demand with no notice. And she talks about families that never see one another, husband and wife who work different shifts, who maybe pass each other on a Monday night, you know.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

For example, when she was filling out her application to Amazon, they told her on this form she had to be willing to work nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime on immediate demand with no notice. And she talks about families that never see one another, husband and wife who work different shifts, who maybe pass each other on a Monday night, you know.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So I think it's a really good portrait of what the decalibrated nature of our just-in-time economy does to people.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

So I think it's a really good portrait of what the decalibrated nature of our just-in-time economy does to people.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

Thank you.

The Ezra Klein Show
Best Of: Sabbath and the Art of Rest

Thank you.

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